Police probe shooting at Halifax townhouse

Paramedics remove an injured man from a home at 6214 Chebucto Rd. in Halifax late Monday after a shooting incident. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)

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Police were searching a Halifax townhouse late Tuesday afternoon as part of an investigation into a shooting there the previous night.

At about 10:40 p.m. Monday, officers were called to 6214 Chebucto Rd. where a 25-year-old man had been shot. Police would not say if the shooting took place inside or outside the residence.

The man was taken to hospital in serious condition and underwent surgery. He was listed in stable condition by early Tuesday morning.

Const. Pierre Bourdages said Halifax Regional Police have little information to go on so far.

“We don’t believe the shooting was a random event,” he said. “We do believe at this time that the victim knew the shooter — from information at the scene.”

He said officers hadn’t interviewed the victim by late Tuesday morning and he was unsure if they managed to speak to him later in the day.

Bourdages said the shooting does not appear to have been a home invasion, and there’s no indication there was a party at the townhouse.

Someone at the residence called police after the shooting, he said. Bourdages would not say how many people were inside the home at the time of the shooting or if anyone was there when police arrived. He had no description of the shooter.

The home is one of 12 adjoining properties — some of which are located on neighbouring Chebucto Lane and Duncan Street — owned by Steven and Houda Metlege. Rental signs say the properties are called Chebucto Village.

One of the Metleges’ Duncan Street properties was the scene of an out-of-control party in May 2009. Some tenants planned a birthday party but hundreds of party crashers showed up and knocked holes in the walls, smashed windows and broke a door when they were asked to leave. Two people were stabbed and others suffered cuts and bruises in the mayhem.

In an interview at the time, Steven Metlege said four tenants had moved out and sublet the unit. He said the new tenants weren’t to his liking and they held the party before their eviction.

Bourdages said officers forcefully entered the wrong home when first responding to the shooting call Monday night. He didn’t know if the original caller provided the wrong address or if the mistake happened within police communications.